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No. 73,135. Patented Nov. 15, 1 {37.

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PATE T FFICEQ PEROIVAL EVEBITT, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

WATER OR OTHER CLOSET, LAVATORY, 81,0.

SPECIBICA'I'I ON forming part or' Lett ers Patent No. 378,135, dated November 15, 1887.

Application filed February 2. 1887. Serial No. 226,251. (NomodeL) Patented in England August 20, 1886. No. 10,682; in Germany January 30, 1887, No. 40,711 in France February 7, 1887, No. 181,399, and in Belgium February 10, 1887 No.7(i,302.

To aZZ whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, PEROIVAL EVERITT, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at London, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in or Applicable to Water or other Closets, Lavatories, or the like, (for which I have obtained patents in the following countries, namely: Great Britain, No; 10,682, dated August 20, 1886; Germany, No. 40,711, dated January 80, 1887; France, N 0. 181,399, dated February 7, 1887, and Belgium,

No. 76,302, dated February 10, 1887,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to providing means whereby water or other closets, lavatories, or the like at public places are made available for use by the introduction into a suitable receptacle of a coin, token, or the like.

It will be obvious that there are numerous ways of carrying out my automatic sanitary appliances, and for the purpose of illustrating the principle of the invention I will describe one arrangement for carrying it into effect most advantageously. I use an ordinary water-cl0set5 but in place of the seat being fixed in its position it is held elevated by a counterpoise weight or spring, and the frame-work of the closet is so arranged that a person cannot without inconvenience sit down upon the frame-work. I provide at the side or in any convenient position an aperture for coin which communicates with asuitable unlocking ap- Figure 1 represents a plan view of a watercloset constructed and arranged so as to be made available for use by the introduction into a receptacle of a coin, token, or the like, the coin in this arrangement releasing the seat of the closet, so as to allow it to be pulled down into position for use. Fig. 2' is a central longitudinal vertical section of. Fig. 1. Figs. 1

On the insertion of a proper coin B, in the usual manner.

a is the seat, which, instead of being fixed in position for use, as usual, I hinge at b to the top part of the box or casing B.

c is the counterpoise, whereby the seat c is normally held in an elevated or raised position, as shown by the full lines in Fig. 2; or a spring may be used for this purpose, as will be obvious.

d d represent a series of short pins or spikes projecting upward from the edge of the front part of the casing B, for the purpose of preventing a person sitting down upon it, a recess or recesses, e, being formed in the under side of the seat a for receiving the said pins or spikes when the seat is lowered, as clearly shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2.

f, Fig.1, is the aperture for coin, made in a suitable casing, g, at the side of the closet, the said casing serving to inclose the unlocking apparatus, which is conveniently con structed, as follows: The pivot or rod to which the seat a is fixed extends into the casing y, where an arm, h, is fixed thereto, so that it 'moves with the seat a, the arm being normally by 'a pivoted block, 0, carrying an arm or counter-weight, d. The opening 12 is just of 5 sufdcient length to allow the coin (indicated by a dotted line in Fig. 2) to pass through when the block cis rotated clear thereof, as hereinafter described. Vhen the counterof the coin in the bucket k, it will be seen that the stop or lock is removed from the arm h, and the seat is thereby rendered free to be lowered.

a is a finger or catch working loosely within the pivot f of the block 0, and resting on a bar or projection, g, on the block in such a manner that when the bucket is is lowered by the weight of the coin placed therein the finger or catch a will, by coming in contact with the pins or catches r on a vertical rod, which I will presently describe, be raised and pass by the pins 9.

Z, Z, and Z represent a three'armed lever pivoted at n. The long vertical arm Z of this lever is provided with a catch, 0, which is caused by a counter-weight, p, on the short arm 2 to pass onto the arm h when the seat a is lowered, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The arm Z has jointed to it at m the vertical rod q, just referred to, which carries at its upper end the series of pins 1', for releasing the coin from the bucket it when the rod q is drawn downward, in the manner hereinafter described. By this movement of the rod (1 one of the pins 9' is caused to bear on the upper side of the linger or catch a,which will thereby press down the bar or projection g and move the block 0 out of the opening in the bottom of the bucket k, and the coin will then be free to drop out of the bucket.

To the lower part 01' the door 0 of the closet Iattach a curved link, 8, adapted by the opening and closing of the door to operate a bar, it, sliding in a guide, u. The opposite end of the bar it is lormed with an inclined upper surface, as shown at o in dotted lines at Fig. 2, which inclined surface, when the door G is opened (as represented in dotted lines) by a person leaving the closet, forces the counterweight, by bearing on the underside ofthe same, to rise, thereby depressing the rod qand causing the pins 1' to open the coin-bucket k and release the coin. The same movement of the bar 26 releases the catch 0 from the arm h, which, with the seat (t, is then carried into its vertical position by its counter-weight c.

w is an elastic stop or butler to receive the seat when so moved.

as is a pin or stop for limiting the downward movement of the lever-arm By this construction, the parts beingin the position shown in full lines, if a person desire to use the closet, it is obvious from what has been stated that this cannot be done without great inconvenience unless the seat a be lowered. A coin must therefore be inserted in the slitf, when it will l'all into the bucket k, and by its weight will carry down the longer arm,j, and raise the shorter arm, t, of thelever t'j into the position shown in dotted lines, thereby removing the stop or lock from the arm h, and the linger or catch a of the coinbueket will pass by and engage with the pins 1' on the upper end of the rod (1. The seat a can now be pulled down, and in lowering the same the arm it will engage with the catch 0 and be thereby locked in position. Upon the person opening the door to leave the closet the bat-t will operate the lever Z Z V, so as to simultaneously release the catch 0 from the arm h and draw down the rod q. The seat will by this means be free to be raised by its counter-weight c, and thepins 1' will press down the finger or catch a of the bucket is and release the coin, which will fall into a suitable receptacle within the casing g. The bucket, being relieved of the weight of the coin,will rise into its former position, and the arm h and seat a will be locked in their raised position and cannot be again unlocked except by the insertion of another coin in the slitf. On another person entering the closet and closing the door 0 the lever Z Z Z and rod q will be moved by the counter-weightp back into position ready to again lock the seat a when lowered and release the next coin used to operate the locking-leverij, and so on.

I have described and illustrated my invention as applied to a water-closet; but it will be obvious that it can be also applied to other closets and to lavatories and the like.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is 1. A water or other closet, lavatory, or the like, intended to be used from time to time, and provided with an automatic lock which normally secures the structure in an inoperative condition, combined with a receptacle to receive a suitable coin or token, said receptacle being connected to said locking device, whereby when the coin or token is deposited its weight will actuate the lock and thereby permit the closet or like structure to be used, substantially as described.

2. A water or other closet, lavatory, or the like, intended to be used from time to time, and provided with an automatic lock which normally secures the structure in an inoperative condition, and with a coin-receiving receptacle connected to said locking device, whereby when the coin or token is deposited its weight will actuate the lock and thereby permit the closet to be used, combined with a resetting mechanism operating to restore the closet to its normal condition, substantially as set forth.

3. A water or other closet, lavatory, or the like, intended to be used from time to time, and provided with an automatic lock which normally secures the structure in an inoperative condition, and with a receptacle to receive a suitable coin or token, said receptacle being connected to said locking device, whereby when the coin or token is deposited its weight will actuate-the lock and thereby permit the closet to be used, combined with a system of counterweighted levers between the locking mechanism and the door of the closet or like structure, whereby when the user opens the door for exit the structure will be restored to an inoperative condition, substantially as described.

4. A water closet or other like structure provided with a counter-weighted seat which is normally held in a raised condition, and which has an arm affixed thereto, combined with a lever which engages with said arm to lock the seat in its raised condition, and which carries at one end a coin or token receiving device, and a system of counterweighted levers, whereby when the coin or token receiving device is depressed by the insertion therein of a suitable coin or token the seat is automatically unlocked, substantially as described.

5. The combination, in a water-closet or other like structure, of a counterweighted seat provided with an arm, as h, and a pivoted lever carrying a coin or token receiving device, with a vertical rod, as q, and a system of 20 counterweighted levers between the closet structure and its door, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

PEROIVAL EVEBITT.

Witnesses:

G. F. REDFERN, A. ALBUTT. 

